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shotgun Definition

shot·gun (s̸hät′gun′)

noun

  1. a smoothbore gun, usually used for firing a charge of shot at short range, as in hunting small game
  2. Football an offensive formation, esp. for passing, in which the quarterback takes the snap while standing several yards behind the line of scrimmage

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to shoot, force, or threaten with a shotgun

adjective

  1. done or made under duress
  2. with no fixed direction or target
  3. designating a long, narrow house, apartment, etc. with rooms arranged one behind the other

shotgun Idioms

ride shotgun

  1. Historical in the W U.S., to go along as an armed guard, esp. with the driver of a stagecoach
  2. to accompany for protection, as in the front seat of a motor vehicle
shotgun Synonyms

shotgun

n.

Sizes and types of shotguns include: 10-gauge, 12-gauge, 16-gauge, 20-gauge, 26-gauge, single-barreled, double-barreled, hammerless, full-choke, modified choke, smooth bore, single shot, repeater, magazine, hand-loading, automatic, self-loading, pump, one-trigger, two-trigger, sawed-off;

shotgun Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • possess: Possess a shotgun if covered and secured from the age of 15 years.
  • barrel: Arthur shot her twice from behind with a single barreled shotgun.
  • ride: You would have to have somebody riding shotgun on the entire proceedings.

Adjective modifier

  • sawn-off: During the attack two security guards were slightly wounded by shots from a sawn-off shotgun.
  • 12-bore: Indeed some reports suggest that they took no notice when being fired at with a 12-bore shotgun!
  • double-barreled: Higgins dropped in with a double-barreled shotgun early in the forenoon.
  • sawed-off: Through violence, using sawed-off shotguns & machine guns, Capone became king of the Chicago underworld, " The Master Criminal.
  • loaded: It is unlawful to carry a loaded shotgun in a public place without reasonable excuse.

Modifies a noun

  • mics: Neumann, Sennheiser and AKG all make shotgun mics that are used a lot.
  • blast: This is a shotgun blast of a debut from Clive Barker.
  • pellet: Almost a year ago, in an exchange of correspondence, a friend asked my opinion of how shotgun pellets kill.
  • cartridge: I need to go into the village anyway this morning to pick up some more shotgun cartridges from the gunsmith.
  • certificate: Future renewals of your shotgun certificate will be at the reduced fee of £ 10.
  • ammunition: The lead ban | Alternatives to Lead Lead shot is the oldest component of shotgun ammunition.

Noun used with modifier

  • pump-action: He crept toward the bench, the pump-action shotgun leading the way.
  • genome: The assemblies are build from all finished clones plus a whole genome shotgun assembly.
  • bore: Seriously, for squirrels i nice large bore shotgun is the way forward.
  • gage: This gun uses the standard 12 gage shotgun shells.
  • combat: Question for the family: Which is the better weapon for urban law enforcement, the combat carbine or the combat shotgun?
shotgun Quotes

As American as a sawed-off shotgun.

—Parker, Dorothy ne¤  e Rothschild

[He] reckoned a body could reform the old man with a shotgun, maybe, but he didn't know no other way.

—Twain, Mark pseudonym of  Samuel Langhorne Clemens